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{{Infobox animal<br />
| name = Kottur Soman<br />
| image = Konni elephent soman.jpg<br />
| caption = Konni elephent soman<br />
| species = ''[[Elephas maximus]]'' (Asian Elephant)<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| birth_date = {{circa|1942}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Konni, Kerala|Konni]], [[Kerala]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| known =Oldest living elephant<br />
| owner = [[Kerala Forest Department]]<br />
| height = {{height|m=|precision=}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Kottur Soman''' ({{circa}} 1942) is the oldest living elephant in the world, owned by the [[Kerala Forest Department]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=കുമാർ|first=ബി അജിത്|title=Kotur Elephant Grandfather to enter into Guinnes book of records.|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/soman-78-yr-old-elephant-in-kottoor-elephant-camp-1.5101053|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Mathrubhumi|language=ml}}</ref><br />
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The forest department of Kerala procured Soman from Thekkuthodu Kepramala area of [[Ranni Forest Division|Ranni Forest]] Division in 1968. After taking him to Konni elephant camp, he was trained and turned into a good [[Kumki (elephant)|Kumki]] elephant.<ref>{{Cite web|title=തലയുയര്&zwj;ത്തി ആനമുത്തച്ഛന്&zwj; ഗിന്നസിലേയ്ക്ക്|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/malayalam/kerala/state/thiruvananthapuram/elephant-grandfather-watig-guinness/kerala20201103161054951|access-date=2021-02-20|website=ETV Bharat News|language=en}}</ref> Many elephants were trained under Soman until 1977, after which the government banned capturing of elephants from forest.<ref>{{Cite web|last=ഡെസ്ക്|first=വെബ്|title=പ്രായത്തിൽ മുന്നിൽ; കോന്നി സോമൻ ഗിന്നസ് റെേക്കാഡിലേക്ക്|url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/local-news/kottayam/--582734|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Madhyamam|date=9 October 2020|language=en}}</ref> In October 2020, an event was organised in the [[Kottur Elephant Sanctuary and Rehabilation Centre|Kottur elephant sanctuary]], where Soman was honoured by the other elephants in the sanctuary, as the authority was preparing to enter him into [[Guinness World Record]] for the oldest elephant, after his 78th birthday.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oldest living elephant; Soman honoured|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/04oct2020-1.5103738|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Mathrubhumi|language=ml}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1942 animal births]]<br />
[[Category:Animals in Hinduism]]<br />
[[Category:Individual elephants]]<br />
[[Category:Elephants in Indian culture]]<br />
[[Category:Individual animals in India]]<br />
[[Category:Elephants in religion]]<br />
[[Category:Elephants in Kerala]]<br />
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